H.E. The Extraordinary Ambassador of Nigeria 🇳🇬 in Tanzania accompanied by H.E. The Sudanese Ambassador 🇸🇩 in Tanzania including other six diplomatic dignitaries from the Nigerian Embassy have visited the African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC)

The African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC) has received three trainees from Democratic Republic of the Sudan and two trainees from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for a course in Exploration and Practical Resource Estimation from 9th to 17th September 2018

Certificates Ceremony of the 6th Geodata Digitisation and Mapping of Development Minerals for ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme regional training workshop is being held from 16 to 27 July 2018 for the Eastern African region. 28 participants from Ethiopia (6), Kenya (6), Rwanda (5), Sudan (5) and Tanzania (6) from the academia, government, industry and civil societies attended

International Conference on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining & Quarrying ASM18 taking place September 11-13, 2018, in Livingstone, Zambia

Inauguration of Analytical Finger Printing (AFP) Laboratory and Opening of the 38th Governing Council Meeting of AMGC was honored by Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania Hon. Kassim M. Majaliwa (MP) on 8 June 2018

The fourth Regional Training Workshop of the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme on Geo-data Digitisation and Field Mapping for Development Minerals for Central Africa has started on 21 May to 01 June 2018, this two weeks training workshop brings together around 19 participants drawn from key stakeholder groups from Congo Republic (5), DR Congo (5), Gabon (4) and Madagascar (5)

The third Regional Training Workshop of the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme on Geo-data Digitisation and Field Mapping for Development Minerals for West Africa (English Speaking countries) has started 23rd April 2017, this two weeks training workshop brings together around 14 participants drawn from key stakeholder groups from Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana.

AMGC Director General, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad with Industrial Minerals Senior Technician Mr. Lucas kalombola had a meeting with H.E. the Commercial attaché of China in Tanzania to discuss China Role in Developing the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC).

The African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC) is hosting the PanAfGeo - WP5 – Geohazards” Training Course in Dar es Salaam-Tanzania during March 11th to 19th March 2018. A group of 10 specialist trainers from Lithuania, Italy ,Poland , South Africa and Geological Survey of Tanzania (GST) and AMGC are conducting the training. Training for Geo-Hazards Mapping is planned in 6 main topics: Flooding, Soil erosion/desertification, Landsliding, Geopollution, Seismicity and Volcanic activity. PanAfGeo represents the first co-operation between the European geological Surveys and its counterpart in Africa – the Organisation of African Geological Surveys. The aim of the „WP5 – Geohazards” training is to raise level of knowledge of African staff in scope of recognition of geohazards connected with natural geogeneous and human-induced hazards. Methods of identification of different types of geohazards, human risk evaluation and its monitoring as well as research and prevention will be an important element of the training.

Handing over Certificates Ceremony of 27 geologists from 7 West African countries who have participated for the last two weeks in a Regional Training Workshop on Digitization and Mapping of Development Minerals. The training course is one of the 10th training courses conducted by AMGC and sponsored by the Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP)- European Union 🇪🇺 (EU) Development Minerals Programme.

CLAY DAY FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR KIDS

The National Director of Mines of the Ministry of Mines of Guinea was the guest of honor in the officially closing ceremony of the training workshop on Geo-data Digitization Mapping of Development Minerals, which took place in Guinea 🇬🇳. The two weeks duration course was sponsored by the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme Implemented In Partnership With UNDP. The workshop was facilitated by both Mr. Mesfin Gebremichael & Mr. Kamina Chororoka the experts from Geoinformation Department of the African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC). The training course attended by 36 participants from the Ministry of Mines of Guinea and students and teachers from 4 universities

AMGC Director General Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad with the delegation of the Publish What You Pay NGO, led by the Coordinator Ms Racheal Chagonja visited the African Minerals & Geosciences Center (AMGC). The visited to be familiar with mineral services provided by Centre for collaboration regarding female empowerment through training programs in Gemstones and simple pottery-ceramic technology.

AMGC Director General Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad ( The One in the Middle) in a group photo with four geoscientists arrived from the National Institute of Mines in Mozambique 🇲🇿 for two weeks training courses

The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme Uganda participants during a field visit at Mbalala quarry in outskirts of Mukono Area in Kampala

AMGC Director General Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad (middle) in group photo with four participants from Geological Survey of Malawi (GSD), who attends a t two weeks training on Ceramic and Pottery Technology.

Hon. Ahmed Ali Bazi, the President of Comoran 🇰🇲 Chamber of Trade and Industry including Mining paid a visit at AMGC and had a meeting with AMGC Director General Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad regarding mineral sector in Comoro and Africa in general.

The first Regional Training Workshop of the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme on Geo-data Digitisation and Field Mapping for Development Minerals was concluded on 10th November 2017 with a presentation of Certificate of Attendance to the participants of the Training Workshop.

Development Minerals Regional Training Workshop participants being briefed about the geological formation being exploited as aggregate for construction purposes at the Msolwa Construction Material Quarry in Coast Region, Tanzania

The African Minerals and Geoscience Center (AMGC) together with the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme have started holding a series of Regional Training Workshops on Geo-data Digitization and Mapping of Development Minerals for countries from West, Central, East and Southern Africa between October 2017 and July 2018.

The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme first training workshop dedicated to the focus countries has already started at the AMGC. This first event brings together around 20 participants drawn from key stakeholder groups from Cameroon, Guinea, Uganda and Zambia.

AMGC Director General Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad (Middle) with technical Staff from the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC) Sudan, who attends a training on GIS and Remote Sensing for Minerals Resources Exploration and Geological Mapping from 18th to 29th September 2017

Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania listening to Mr. Charles Buteta, the Manager for Chemical and Environmental Services while giving explanation regarding the Induced Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscope (ICP-MS) installed in the Analytical Finger Printing (AFP) Lab. In the photo from left is Hon. Peter Teko Lokeris, Minister of State for Minerals, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development of the Republic of Uganda, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad, the Director General of AMGC and Hon. Dr. Medard Kalemani the Deputy Minister for Energy and Mineral of Tanzania.

Mr. Timo Gawronski, Chief Technical Expert on Analytical Finger Printing from German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) explaining to the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania on the applicability of some of the mineralogical equipment in relation to the Analytical Finger Printing Lab and the mining industry as whole.

Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, commemorating the AMGC 40th Anniversary by cutting a cake. Standing on right of the PM is Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad the Director General of AMGC, and on the left is Hon. Dr. Medard Kalemani the Deputy Minister for Energy and Mineral of Tanzania.

Some of the delegates of the 37th Governing Council listening to Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, the Prime Minister of United Republic of Tanzania.

Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania in a group picture with the AMGC Staff.

The 20th Standing Committee of Officials in a group picture with the Secretariat of the Policy Organ Meetings.

Group Photo: AB Minerals Corp. meets with the Board of Directors of the African Minerals & Geosciences Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

AMGC staff on meeting with Jiangxi Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.

AMGC staff on Advanced Training Program on Ceramic Production Technique at Jiujiang University - Department of Ceramics & Arts with Prof Liu Shuai

Signing a MoU between the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) & AB Minerals Corp. (ABM), Canada. It is to form a Strategic Partnership to bring Coltan processing to the African countries

Regional Experts and Stakeholders Consultation on Natural Resources and Good Governance for Sustainable Peace, Development and Transformation of the Great Lakes Region

Kenya Gem and Jewellery Trade Fair 2017 took place 6-7th July 2017 at the Intercontinental Hotel, in Nairobi Kenya.

The Analytical Fingerprint Laboratory (AFP) Team meeting held at AMGC on 10-12 May 2017 discussing overview of the project 2011-2019

A meeting was held at the AMV Hall of AMGC on 14th December 2016 which was attended by a delegation from South Korea, AUC/AMDC representatives, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Mineral Development of Zambia and AMGC officials. The meeting discussed the Korean Government support to the AUC for the AMGI Pilot project in Zambia which was selected by the World Bank to benefit from this support.

News & Updates

Geo-information Services

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Written by lawi

Published: 17 January 2017

The Geo-information department’s main function is to promote the standardisation of all geo-science information available in the continent and its conversion into an accessible format for dissemination, with the view to improving accessibility to geoscience data to the public and the private sector.

The department's activities can be categorised in to three major areas:

Library and Documentation: for archiving earth science information of the region in the AMGC library for access to the public in both analogue and digital format;

Geo-science and Data Management: for digitisation of available information and archiving it in a standard format; and

Geo-science Data Processing and Mapping: for the provision of training and consultancy services on the utilisation of advanced GIS and data processing techniques

ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme have started holding a series of Regional Training Workshops on Geo-data Digitization and Mapping of Development Minerals for countries from West, Central, East and Southern Africa between October 2017 and July 2018 in Geoinformation Department at AMGC.

SERVICES AND PRODUCTSThe services provided by the Geo-information department include:

Scanning, Digitising and plotting of maps: Scanning and reproducing of maps using high resolution full colour CONTEX A0 scanner and HP750C A0 plotter. Scanned images can also be supplied on CD-ROM and geo-referencing and/or vectorisation of the images can also be done. The out put digital files can be provided in formats compatible to major GIS packages. The department has the capability to further process the data for the integration the result with other data set (GIS compilations).

GIS applications: Data analysis using state of the art software packages such as MapInfo, ArcView, Geosoft and ER-Mapper.

Customised training courses: Training on geophysics, geochemistry, environmental geology and geo-science data handling are available and these courses can be designed according to need of the client.

Meta-databases: Regional databases, such as the "GIS based inventory of regional geochemical and geophysical exploration surveys in Eastern and Southern Africa" are kept up-to-date and made available to the public.

"One-stop-shop" for mineral data: Some member States of SEAMIC have mandated the department to sell their digital data on their behalf.

Forum for interaction among geo-scientists: Regular workshops, seminars and conferences are organised on the most relevant geo-scientific topics with the view to promote research and collaboration among the geo-scientists in the region.

Library function: The library of AMGC is open to the public for reference on documents in mineral exploration in Southern and Eastern Africa. The following additional services are also available:

Geophysical surveying: The department has expertise in geophysical surveying for groundwater and mineral exploration using electrical methods. The department has a 3 KW IPResistivity Unit consisting of a SCINTREX made TSQ-3 Transmitter with an IPR-10A Time domain Receiver, which is also available for rent.

Customised MapInfo applications for digitising maps.

DIGGA: For digitising contour maps at flight line or survey line intercepts with output directly to a line-based *.xyz file (GEOSOFT format). Digitising may be done optionally via a digitising table or on-screen from scanned image.

Training courses are offered by the Centre, scheduled or upon request tailor-made, on different topics related to the mineral industry. Some of the course modules are developed internally and others are developed based on requests from customers.

Laboratory Services

Analysis of Precious & base Metals

Water Analysis

Wet Chemistry

Mineralogical and Petrological

Gemmological and Gem cutting

Sample Preparation and Ore Testing

Industrial Minerals Applications & Ceramics

Feature News & Events

The largest international trade exhibition on Multi-Sector Products, Equipment and Machinery in East Africa, the EITE Africa, is back in Ethiopia. The 2019 edition of the event features several product categories including Automotive, IT / Telecom / Electronics, Medical & Healthcare, Garments/Textiles, Building Material, Industrial Machinery, Printing & Packaging, Toys/Stationery, Food & Hotel Supplies, Consumer / Household, Handicrafts and more.EITE 2019 offers you an international platform to meet all importers, distributors, relevant govt. authorities, power industry consultants, utility providers, contractors and engineers, original equipment manufacturers in Addis Ababa. For registration and more information please click here

The Geo-information Department of the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) is pleased to announce the launching of a new training course on Mineral Exploration and Practical Mineral Resource Estimation. This course is organized in collaboration with a qualified Resource/Reserve Estimation consultant, EMR Mineral Resources Consulting (T) Company. This training course is a two weeks course covering a complete mineral exploration theme from early exploration stage until resource and/or reserves are estimated ready for development of the resources. For more information please click here

Ethiopia International Mining Expo (EIMC 2019)

Ethiopia International Mining Conference & Exhibition to be held in February 2019 at United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event will showcase and explore developments in Ethiopia's thriving mining sector and focus attention on potential opportunities, lessons learned by key investors and the creation of new business partnerships.

05th MINEXPO AFRICA 2019

International Trade Exhibition On Mining Equipment & Machinery 04 - 06 July, 2019, KICC - Nairobi, KenyaThe 05th edition of MINEXPO is to make even a stronger impact in 2019. As most markets in the world are on a slow down, Africa is still sailing strong as one of the world's fastest growing economies. As an organizer of trade events, we have experienced 40% increase annually in participation of foreign companies for the past 3 years. for registration please visit expogroup webiste

New Training Courses on Petroleum Geosciences

AMGC is happy to announce new technical training courses for Petroleum Geosciences in collaboration with an Egyptian Petroleum Consultant, Earth Resources Exploration (EREX) Company. For the further information please click here

4th Annual Sudan International Mining Business Forum & Exhibition

SIMFE is the largest and only international Mining Event by Ministry of Minerals, Sudan which each year brings together Sudan and global mining professionals to explore the market, introduce your brand, make new connections, create new partnerships and win projects. Previous SIMFE events have been amazing with thousands of visitors, 150+ exhibitors and hundreds of foreign dignitaries attending from 15+ countries. With US sanctions uplifted, SIMFE 2019 is going to be the biggest of them all, the event will take place at Friendship Hall Khartoum Sudan from 18 – 20 February 2019.

Marrakesh Mining Convention - MMC 2019,Morocco

The Ministry of Mines, Energy and Sustainable Development, Morocco along with Valiant Business Media, England would like to invite you to join us for the Inaugural Marrakesh Mining Convention (MMC 2019) to be held from 17th - 19th April 2019 in Marrakesh, Morocco. MMC 2019 is an exclusive initiative to bring the global mining sector under one roof for an effective discussion and networking. We expect participation from the Mining Ministries, Geological Research Authorities & Surveys, International Mining & Quarrying Companies, Service & Technology Providers, Mining Think Tanks and the Consulting Organisations in addition to visitors from different continents. For more information please click here

The New Airborne Data of Mozambique

Funded by the World Bank, the Australian Thomson Aviation company was contracted by Mozambican Government to carry out airborne survey (magnetic and radiometric) in the north of Mozambique covering the area shown below.The survey was carried out between 2014 and 2015 and the data were delivered to the National Directorate of Geology and Mines (DNGM) in binging of 2016.

The delivery data include:• Magnetic and elevation data in Geosoft GDB format• Radiometric data in Geosoft GDB format• A set of grids in Geosoft GRD format• A set of digital maps in at scale 1:250.000 in JPG format• A set of digital maps in at scale 1:50.000 in JPG format• Magnetic and elevation data in Geosoft XYZ format (ASCII)• Radiometric data in Geosoft XYZ format (ASCII)

The coordinate system of delivered data are in coordinate system UTM37S/WGS84. The data are available at DNGM Department of Geological Information Management. Contcts: Mrs Belmira Muchanga, email: bemuchanga@gmail.com. Read more

Inauguration of Analytical Finger Printing (AFP) Laboratory

The African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) in tripartite collaboration with BGR of Germany and International Conference of African Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) inaugurated a sophisticated Hi Tech Analytical Finger Printing (AFP) Laboratory on 8 June 2018 for analysis of 3Ts conflict minerals to enforce the regional certification mechanism and abate illicit minerals trade in the African Great Lakes Region.

Sudan to Chair AMGC Governing Council

Sudan has been elected a chair of the Governing Council of African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC). The appointment was made over the 38th Governing Council meetings held in Dar es Salaam. Sudan was represented by the Minister of Minerals, Gen. Mohamed Ahmed Ali and Dr. Mohamed Abu Fatima – GRAS Director General.